Cot



' J. E. SMITH Dec. l, 1970 COT Filed April 25. 1968 United States'Patent O 3,543,310 COT John E. Smith, Gas City, Ind., assignor to ShelbyEngineering Co., Inc., Indianapolis, Ind., a corporation of IndianaFiled Apr. 25, 1968, Ser. No. 724,032

Int. Cl. A47c 19/16 U.S. Cl. -111 6 Claims ABSTRACT 0F THE DISCLOSURE Acot or bed composed of five removable pieces which may be quickly andeasily disassembled for storage in small areas, the device having nofitting or other movable parts which can wear out.

This invention relates to beds and more particularly to a completelycollapsible cot.

It is therefore the main purpose of this invention to provide a cotwhich will have a pair of elongated tubular portions which will supporta canvas portion between them.

Another object of this invention is to provide a cot which will have apair of U-shaped members, each of which will be provided with swaged endfor freely being received within the lower portions of the elongatedmembers, thus providing a maximum rigidity for the structure of the cotand also allowing for easy disassembly of the cot for storage.

A further object of this invention is to provide a cot which will be ofsufficient strength to support anyone while maintaining its rigidity andwill have no fittings or other part which will wear out and will also becomfortable to the user.

Other objects of the present invention are to provide a cot which issimple in design, inexpensive to manufacture, rugged in construction,easy to use and eflicient in operation.

These and other objects will become apparent upon a study of thefollowing specification together with the accompanying drawing wherein:

FIG. 1 is a top plan view of the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a side View of FIG. 1 shown in elevation and partly brokenaway;

FIG. 3 is an end view of FIG. 2.

According to this invention a cot is provided with a pair of elongatedtubular members 11 which are ice parallel with each other when a canvasweb 12 is placed upon them. A tubular Ushaped member 13 forms the legsat each end of the cot 10 and members 13 are provided with swaged end 14which easily slip into the lower extremities 15 of the elongated tubularmembers 11.

It will be noted that the U-shaped configurated tubular legs 13 inconjunction with the downward extending portions of the elements 11 forman extremely rigid construction thereby allowing cot 10 to support aperson of substantial Weight without collapsing and cot 10 may be easilyand quickly disassembled to form a neat and compact package for storage.

What I now claim is:

1. A cot comprising: a lirst pair of U-shaped continuous elongatedtubular frame members, a flexible sheet carried by said frame members,providing support means for a person, a pair of floor engaging U-shapedtubular end members having ends receiving ends of said elongated framemembers, providing rigidity and support means for said cot, said endmembers defining the opposite ends of said cot, the opposite ends ofsaid sheet being spaced inwardly from the ends of said cot.

2. The combination according to claim 1 wherein: said frame members aredisposed such that each forms an inverted U, the ends of said endmembers being swaged, and freely received and snugly retained in ends ofsaid frame members.

3. The combination of claim 1 wherein: said frame members and endmembers are made of tubing of the same diameter.

4. The combination of claim 1 wherein: said frame members are free offittings.

5. The combination of claim 2 wherein: the swaged ends of said endmembers are retained in the ends of said frame members by friction.

6. The combination of claim 4 wherein: said end members are free offittings.

References Cited UNITED STATES PATENTS 1,982,165 11/1934 Hounslield5-114 2,215,963 `9/1940I Kampschulte 5-114 BOBBY R. GAY, PrimaryExaminer A. M. CALVERT, Assistant Examiner

